Has your dobe saved your life?
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I'm not sure Nina truly saved my life. But there was one night I was walking her alone (no husband) and she was about 12 months old. A man literally JUMPED out of the wooded area along the pedestrian trial we were on (right by the road, not one in a park or the woods where there is higher risk) to face me...about 3' out. Nina instantly lunged to the end of her lead barking, alert and wanting to get closer to him. He freaked out (even though she was still quite small) and screamed at me to control my dog. He then had the audacity to tell me I shouldn't walk a dog like that in public! At no point was she close enough to actually bite him, but I think she would have if I let her.
Was the man really out to get me, or just an idiot? I'll never know...but I do find it quite suspicious when people jump out of the woods at night.
Was the man really out to get me, or just an idiot? I'll never know...but I do find it quite suspicious when people jump out of the woods at night.
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I would say yes she knew he was up to no good. Had the same thing happen to me during the day at my car but it was with my Bouvier.
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I don't know about the rest of DT but I would love to read the stories of our hero friends.
Just saying...hint hint
Just saying...hint hint
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One night 30+ yrs ago I was driving at 2am in a very bad part of Toronto (read Regent Park for those that knew TO 30 yrs ago.). I had taken a coffee to a friend who was security there and was on my way home not realizing he had left the passenger door unlocked. At a red light a very large drunk male opened the door and started dragging me across the car and my dobe female Amber who was snoozing in the back of the hatchback came between the seats like an explosion. Her jaws closing in his face sounded to me in my state like a gunshot it was so loud. He threw himself back and she hung out the door roaring in rage with me holding her by the collar. That is my good brave girl story.
I love it..lets hear others..for what it is worth my dogs over the years have saved my life many times by always being there for me no matter what. It is not alway heroic saviours we should hear about.
I love it..lets hear others..for what it is worth my dogs over the years have saved my life many times by always being there for me no matter what. It is not alway heroic saviours we should hear about.
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Yes.
few nights ago, he was whining and squeaking and whining and squeaking and bothering and nudging and poking.. it was quite maddening to the point I was fixing a noose to hang hang myself.. then.... he saw the neighbor's cat, ran for the back door, taking my knees out and I fell to the floor unconscious. I awoke to him staring at me, whining.. squeaking...
few nights ago, he was whining and squeaking and whining and squeaking and bothering and nudging and poking.. it was quite maddening to the point I was fixing a noose to hang hang myself.. then.... he saw the neighbor's cat, ran for the back door, taking my knees out and I fell to the floor unconscious. I awoke to him staring at me, whining.. squeaking...
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Oh my God that made me snort.
I have a funny story about my childhood GSD. First off I grew up in WV where no one locked their doors and dogs are allowed to roam free and fend for themselves (whole other story there). Anyways, we left one weekend and on our return on Sunday night we came home to our door wide open. When my dad went in to check things out he found a young guy being held in the corner by our dog. He had peed himself and was crying and begging my dad to call her off. She had kept him there for almost 24 hours! She never bit him but she made sure that he was not going to leave with any of our stuff. I remember thinking that it was extra amazing because there were always people coming and going from our house and she never cared. I have always wondered if she ever left him to go out or to eat. I guess I will never know but I do know my dad enjoyed laughing at the guy.
Another story from when I was even younger....
We had a shepherd mix that was wonderful but one day I got mad at my mom and decided to run away. I packed a bag and headed down the driveway. She was being the wonderful dog that she was and decided to come along for the adventure. Again this is WV so I walked for a while before getting near the main road. As I stopped to think about where to go next she sat and waited but when I took a step forward she got in front of me and started growling. She scared the dickens out of me and I took off for home. She was my protector that day!
Another story from when I was even younger....
We had a shepherd mix that was wonderful but one day I got mad at my mom and decided to run away. I packed a bag and headed down the driveway. She was being the wonderful dog that she was and decided to come along for the adventure. Again this is WV so I walked for a while before getting near the main road. As I stopped to think about where to go next she sat and waited but when I took a step forward she got in front of me and started growling. She scared the dickens out of me and I took off for home. She was my protector that day!
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lmao !
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These are fun! I want more 
I've never had a dog save my life but my last girl was definitely my hero. She was an Australian cattle dog mix and had been the closest to me. She even "protected" me from the vet lol I did feel a whole lot safer with her around.
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I've never had a dog save my life but my last girl was definitely my hero. She was an Australian cattle dog mix and had been the closest to me. She even "protected" me from the vet lol I did feel a whole lot safer with her around.
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Back in the late 1970's I was driving onto the 401 from London, Ontario.
I saw a hitchhiker standing on the turnpike ...he looked like 21 y/o and not a big guy (I felt sorry for him standing there).
So I stopped my car and picked him up.
And as soon as he got into my car - something appeared completely wrong...he just wasn't all there, and he scared me.
(P.S. - nut house up the road...I remembered later)
My dobe in the back seat, went nuts on him...growling and barking so loud...noise almost broke my ear drums.
- I let her continue, as I drove
Now I am trying to figure out, how I was going to get this dude out of my car and hope he wasn't carrying a knife.
I asked him, were he was headed...he told me a city...I said, we are traveling the wrong direction - which was true.
He questioned me pulling the car over...and I got rid of the problem passenger.
Dobe Tanya, didn't calm down...until we headed safely, up the road together.
I saw a hitchhiker standing on the turnpike ...he looked like 21 y/o and not a big guy (I felt sorry for him standing there).
So I stopped my car and picked him up.
And as soon as he got into my car - something appeared completely wrong...he just wasn't all there, and he scared me.
(P.S. - nut house up the road...I remembered later)
My dobe in the back seat, went nuts on him...growling and barking so loud...noise almost broke my ear drums.
- I let her continue, as I drove
Now I am trying to figure out, how I was going to get this dude out of my car and hope he wasn't carrying a knife.
I asked him, were he was headed...he told me a city...I said, we are traveling the wrong direction - which was true.
He questioned me pulling the car over...and I got rid of the problem passenger.
Dobe Tanya, didn't calm down...until we headed safely, up the road together.
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I don't know if Gus saved my life, per se, but one night I was walking him all over this park called Redwood Park and it wasn't super late but it's real dark in there and this dude was walking towards us a little ways up. He passed us and we kept going. Gus just wouldn't walk right he kept stopping and stepping all over me and facing the direction that we just came from. I kept trying to get him moving, he usually pulls me, not the other way around. So finally he just stopped dead, refusing to move, let out a growl staring towards this tree just behind us on the trail and without warning jerked the leash out of my hand as he jumped, or lunged in that same direction barking and snarling and when I finally regained grip of it and pulled him back, I saw the guy, who we had passed about 10 minutes before, was standing right behind that tree. He had been following us.
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I have 2 dobe life saving stories from my heating/air cond. repairman. (He's always owned Dobes.) Both stories are some 30 years ago, back in the days of hippies! (Those were the days....ahhhhh)
He was driving w/ his girlfriend for a campout weekend, and they encountered some rather extreme hippie types (more like Manson people, not peace-loving!). They talked briefly to them, then went into a state park and pitched a tent. Dobe slept with them. Dog alarmed them w/ fierce growling and he took his flashlight to see the males from the Manson-like group crawling under the mist of morning fog. He let Dobe loose from his lead and he tore after them and then held his ground. They ran fast back into the woods and out of view.
Year or so later, in Calif., he was driving his van when a woman with what looked like a baby in her arms was waving her arms in the middle of road, acting like she needed help. He stopped and wanted to get out, but the Dobe started that deep grumble roar & tried to jump out the window. The repairman looked over to see a few guys with knives coming over the embankment. He shouted that he was ready to turn his dog loose --- they reconsidered their position and options, and turned tail to run off!
The picture of the cattle dog reminds me of my Fontana --- she was a great family cattle dog/Collie mix who always ran down the beach at the lake and would grab my son's life jacket by the strap and pull him back out of the water. Even tho I was there supervising. She looked at me like I was the worst mother in the world for letting my boy in something as dangerous as a shallow lake.
We left her in our van at a ski lodge during a ski meeting once...and came out to find that every single car in the lot had been broken into, except ours! She also had a fierce bark/growl when needed!
He was driving w/ his girlfriend for a campout weekend, and they encountered some rather extreme hippie types (more like Manson people, not peace-loving!). They talked briefly to them, then went into a state park and pitched a tent. Dobe slept with them. Dog alarmed them w/ fierce growling and he took his flashlight to see the males from the Manson-like group crawling under the mist of morning fog. He let Dobe loose from his lead and he tore after them and then held his ground. They ran fast back into the woods and out of view.
Year or so later, in Calif., he was driving his van when a woman with what looked like a baby in her arms was waving her arms in the middle of road, acting like she needed help. He stopped and wanted to get out, but the Dobe started that deep grumble roar & tried to jump out the window. The repairman looked over to see a few guys with knives coming over the embankment. He shouted that he was ready to turn his dog loose --- they reconsidered their position and options, and turned tail to run off!
The picture of the cattle dog reminds me of my Fontana --- she was a great family cattle dog/Collie mix who always ran down the beach at the lake and would grab my son's life jacket by the strap and pull him back out of the water. Even tho I was there supervising. She looked at me like I was the worst mother in the world for letting my boy in something as dangerous as a shallow lake.
We left her in our van at a ski lodge during a ski meeting once...and came out to find that every single car in the lot had been broken into, except ours! She also had a fierce bark/growl when needed!
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